by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 15, 2019 | Scam of the day
Recently I received the following email “Hi Steve I’m sorry for bothering you with this mail, I need to get an iTunes Gift Card for my Niece, Its her birthday but I can’t do this now because I’m on a sickbed and I tried purchasing online but...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 10, 2019 | Scam of the day
Once again we have an announcement of a major data breach. This time it is StockX, which is an online seller of sneakers, streetwear, handbags and luxury watches. StockX has just announced that it suffered a data breach in which personal information of 6.8 million of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 30, 2019 | Scam of the day
What’s in someone else’s wallet may not be Capital One’s advertising slogan, but it may describe your personal information following the disclosure of a major data breach at Capital One affecting more than 100 million of its American customers and 6...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 22, 2019 | Scam of the day
It was announced today that Equifax has settled claims brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and all 50 states’ Attorneys general alleging that Equifax neglected to take basic security steps to protect the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 17, 2019 | Scam of the day
The data breach monitoring service https://haveibeenpwned.com/ which is a terrific website that enables you to see what major data breaches include your own personal information is reporting that a major data breach at Evite, a convenient social planning website for...
